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| Man electrocuted on top of train | Man electrocuted on top of train |
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| A man was electrocuted while on the roof of a freight train travelling through Manchester city centre. | |
| Emergency services were called to Oxford Road station on Wednesday evening after reports of a fire seen on board the train. | |
| It is believed the man's body, which was found on top of the train, touched overhead power cables in the station, possibly causing the blaze. | It is believed the man's body, which was found on top of the train, touched overhead power cables in the station, possibly causing the blaze. |
| The station was closed while police investigated but reopened on Thursday. | |
| A British Transport Police (BTP) spokeswoman said: "It's possible that the body has come into contact with overhead cables on the train and caused a short circuit, which has caused the fire, but it is too early to say how the body came to be on the train." | |
| Train services which usually travelled through the station were diverted on Wednesday evening. | |